Can running hurt my knees? Any sport including ball games, hiking and running, and even walking and climbing stairs on a regular basis can cause some wear and tear on the knees. However, please remember that the human body will automatically repair the sports injury and gain improved physical function to adapt to higher intensity of sports. So as long as you choose protective running shoes, master the scientific running posture, reasonably arrange the exercise and rest time, and strengthen the muscle exercises (front of the thighs, waist and abdomen) you can effectively reduce the damage of running to the knees, and even make the knees stronger and stronger. Will running legs become thicker? A lot of girls are concerned about this issue, afraid of running instead of losing weight but ran out of a big thick legs. This worry is completely unnecessary, long-distance jogging is the best aerobic exercise, will only make the leg line more slender. You look at the long-distance runners which have big thick legs? Running for a long time weight does not seem to change? A lot of friends insist on running for a long time, but only run for 20 minutes or even less each time, so their weight has not changed. Aerobic exercise usually starts to consume fat after 40 minutes, and before that it mainly consumes glycogen inside the body. Therefore, you can run slower and longer, and the effect will come out. Is it better to run in the morning or at night? It mainly depends on your own schedule, morning and evening can be, it is best to set aside a special running time every week, many long-term running people’s habits have become very regular and healthy. How to run longer distance? A lot of friends just started running like to pursue speed, in fact, just started running time is more important than distance, distance is more important than speed, as long as you run long enough to run the time and distance, the speed will naturally progress very quickly. You can set a plan for yourself, one day a week to run a slightly longer distance, the speed can be as slow as possible, and regularly moderate (increased by no more than 10% per week) to lengthen the distance, soon you will find that the original run such a long distance is also a very simple thing. It is not an exaggeration to say that every ordinary person who has gone through a period of scientific exercise has the ability to run a half marathon and a full marathon. Should you land forefoot first or hindfoot first? This question is a lot of people have been exploring, but also has not been conclusive, you see the world’s top professional marathoners are also both landing position. Just choose the most suitable running landing style for yourself. How to measure running speed and distance? Recording running data that challenges you and sharing it with your friends will make running more fun. One way is to download a running app for your smartphone; another is to buy a watch with GPS. How to start running? As long as you have a pair of shoes, you don’t need to set yourself any goal task schedule or anything, you can start running anytime, you can run less, run slower or run-walk combination when you first start running. The important thing is that you have taken the most important first step! How can you keep running for a long time? When it comes to long-term adherence to running many people will feel that it requires particularly strong perseverance, in fact, every person who can adhere to long-term running does not rely entirely on perseverance to persist. If you run for 1 month, you will become a habit, and if you run for more than three months, you will truly love running, and you will become addicted to it, and it will become a part of your life just like eating and sleeping. What kind of shoes and clothes should I wear for running? If you are going to start running and want to stick to it for a long time, it is recommended to have a pair of relatively professional running shoes, which will give you good sports protection, and it is better to wear half or one size bigger than usual, so as to leave enough space for your toes. As for running clothes, many friends think that running wear cotton is the best, comfortable and absorb sweat, do not know that wearing cotton clothes after wet sweat is not easy to dry, stick on the body is very easy to catch a cold. It is recommended to wear running clothes that are more breathable and quick-drying.